After months of an economic slump, hotel occupancy is slowly trending in the right direction for local tourism officials. Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau Director Karen Hibbard says this has been a great start to 2021 as the community begins to see more and more people get their vaccines, allowing the public to get back [...]

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After having to cancel Biscuit & Gravy and Pancake Feeds, as well as 2020’s Easter Egg Hunt after 80+ years of putting on the event, the Manhattan Lions Club welcomed hundreds from the community for a short egg hunt that saw excellent turnout. Arriving around nine to put out the eggs in City Park’s west/southwestern [...]

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More than 800 acres were scorched in a wildfire in northern Riley County Friday afternoon The fire, first reported around 2 p.m. forced a temporary closure of Blue River Hills Road, west of Tuttle Creek Lake. In addition to local volunteer firefighters, two 600-gallon Kansas Forest Service contracted tankers were brought in to assist along [...]

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Sales tax revenue in Pottawatomie County was up in 2020, despite the economic downturn associated with the pandemic. Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Jack Allston highlighted the figures from the corporation’s annual report. “And mostly due to the fact that some of the big boxes are in Pottawatomie County, grew from $5.3 million [...]

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Kansas State University’s Global Campus is transitioning to permanent remote operations. Earlier this spring, Global Campus became the first university entity to receive approval for such a move. The university says it will serve as a pilot under their new remote work policy. While most staff will be located off campus, K-State says marketing, recruitment [...]

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The intersection at 14th St. and Laramie St. will be closed for a few weeks starting next Wednesday, April 7. Ken Hays, Public Works project coordinator, says the upcoming closure is due to utility work associated with the ongoing parking garage and street-work projects in Aggieville. “The closure will hopefully not be anymore than about [...]

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Gov. Laura Kelly reissued several executive orders Thursday aimed at mitigation of COVID-19 which expired March 31 and will remain in place until rescinded or until the statewide state of disaster expires, whichever happens first. One of the orders, 21-14, establishing a statewide mask ordinance was revoked later in the day by the Legislative Coordinating [...]

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One of the biggest blows to Manhattan out of the pandemic has been the loss of the use of Kansas State University’s Natatorium. At a virtual town hall with faculty and staff Thursday, K-State Chief of Staff Linda Cook said the university is in the early stages of conversations with a local committee that includes [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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One person was injured Wednesday evening after shots were fired outside Manhattan Town Center. According to Riley County Police, a 20-year-old woman and 21-year-old man were involved in an isolated altercation with a 33-year-old man outside of Dillard’s. The 33-year-old was later located near the intersection of 3rd and Kearney, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. [...]

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